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 Abt 1337 - 1406 (69 years)
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| Name |
Stewart, John |
| Born |
Abt 1337 |
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Buried |
1406 |
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Died |
4 Apr 1406 |
Rothsay Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Person ID |
I3392 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Father |
Stuart, King Of Scotland Robert Ii, b. 2 Mar 1316, Dundonald, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland , d. 19 Apr 1390, Dundonald Castle, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 74 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Mure, QUEEN OF SCOTLAND Elizabeth, b. Abt 1320, Kilmarnock, Scotland , d. 1356, Scotland (Age 36 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Married |
22 Nov 1347 |
| Family ID |
F1554 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Drummond, Annabella, b. Abt 1350, Of, Stobhall, Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland , d. 1401, Scone, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 51 years) |
| Married |
13 Mar 1365 |
Dispensation, Scotland |
| Children |
| | 1. Stewart, John, b. Abt 1368 [natural] |
| | 2. Margaret, Princess of Scotland {Countess of, b. Abt 1370, Of, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland , d. Bef Sep 1456, Thrieve Castle, Galloway, Galloway, Scotland (Age < 86 years) [natural] |
| | 3. Scotland, DUKE OF ROTHSEY David Prince of, b. 24 Oct 1378, Of, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland , d. 26 Mar 1402, Falkland Castle, Falkland, Fifeshire, Scotland (Age 23 years) [natural] |
| | 4. Stewart, Lady Mary, b. Abt 1380, Of, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland , d. 1458, Scotland (Age 78 years) [natural] |
| | 5. Robert, Prince of Scotland, b. Abt 1383, Of, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [natural] |
| | 6. Scotland, Elizabeth Princess of, b. Abt 1387, Of, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland , d. Bef 1478 (Age < 90 years) [natural] |
| | 7. Egidia, Princess of Scotland, b. Abt 1390, Of, Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland [natural] |
| | 8. Scotland, James I King of, b. Dec 1394, d. 21 Feb 1437 (Age 42 years) [natural] |
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| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Family ID |
F1445 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Acceded: 14 AUG 1390, Scone Abbey, Perthshire
The troubles with England continued under Robert III. Actually, his real name was John but he changed it because there has been so many Johns who were ill-fated. His re-naming of himself didn't seem to have helped. He was disabled from a horse kicking him when he was a youth. He did not command respect. He was 53 when he was crowned.
The Duke of Albany, his brother, who may have been responsible for the death of Robert III's son, David, was a very forceful person and Robert III was overshadowed by him. To protect his second son, James I, he sent James away from Scotland.
Albany became the Governor of Scotland after Robert III died and James I was a prisoner of the English. Albany ruled Scotland as Governor until his death and was succeeded as Governor by his incompetent son, Murdoch.
Robert III told his wife, Annabella, that his epitaph should be: "Here lies the worst of kings and the most wretched of men in the whole realm." He said he should be buried on a rubbish heap.
(This is a little confusing but possibly an illegimate child of his named Lady Jean married first to Sir John Keith, second to Sr. John Lyon and third to Sir James Sandilands was the ancestor of H.M. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.)
While the power of the crown suffered from the weaknesses of its kings during this time, the baronage was strong. Four successive heads of the Clan Donald, who assumed the title, Lord of the Isles, were almost independent of the king, such was their strength. In the south, the Black Douglases were strong and actually made a bid for the Crown in 1371. Both of these houses were connected to the Crown by marriage.
The most important advantage Scotland had at this time was the continued weakness of England. Edward III was very old, Richard II was very young, the accession of Henry IV, the failure in France after the appearance of Joan of Arc and the War of the Roses all weakened English power.
There were also economic trouble, the Peasants' Revolt and the sharp decline in the yield of wool. Therefore, in these circumstances, the English Kings were unable to exploit their difficulties with Scotland. The claim to suzerainty was left in abeyance although asserted by Henry IV when he wished to proclaim himself in the succession of English Kings.
Robert III's son, James I, was kidnapped by the English and taken to France by Henry V. There are other reports saying that Robert III sent his son to France for safety reasons.
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